Still looking for the perfect wedding ceremony reading? See our Essential List of Ceremony Readings which are broken down into categories to make it easy. In each of its galleries, no matter how narrow or dimly lit, preserved forever like wondrous diatoms, are our moments of loving and being liked. She gives a fresh new reading to Freud ('mapping the war zones of the heart'), Stendhal (love as. Everyone who cherishes the gift of language will cherish Diane Ackermans narrative masterpiece, an exquisitely written love story and medical. Love is an ancient delirium, a desire older than civilisation, with taproots stretching deep into dark and mysterious days. The historical, cultural, religious, and biological roots of love are all explored and illuminated. How can love's spaciousness be conveyed in the narrow confines of one syllable? Diane Ackerman is the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses, the bestselling The Zookeepers Wife, Dawn Light, One Hundred. Beginning with a somewhat interesting history of ancient mythological love. What a small word we use for an idea so immense and powerful it has altered the flow of history, calmed monsters, kindled works of art, cheered the forlorn, turned tough guys to mush, consoled the enslaved, driven strong women mad, glorified the humble, fuelled national scandals, bankrupted robber barons, and made mincemeat of kings. by Diane Ackerman RELEASE DATE: June 1, 1994. We're sure you'll agree that it will make an excellent addition to any ceremony. Collection 4fromLoves VocabularyfromA Natural History of Love by Diane AckermanRead the selection from the essay Loves Vocabulary by Diane Ackerman. However, A History of Love makes for a particularly special ceremony reading is an exploration of the power that lies within one little word. This is why several of Diane's poems would make for an excellent ceremony reading. A literary critic once declared that 'Diane Ackerman and love were made for each other'.

Acclaimed author and poet Diane Ackerman is famous for her thought-provoking reflections on human behaviour. Following the triumphant success of her A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman has turned her formidable gifts to that greatest gift of all - the.

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